Mordt, Meta Minne

Other Events:

• Census: Jan 1920, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
She and her ten siblings were born on the family farm in Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, not far from Hawk Point, Lincoln County, Missouri.

Buried:
Meta was buried in Zion United Methodist Church.

Died:
Meta died at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West.

Meta married Luelf, Melvin V. 24 Sep 1940, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. Melvin was born 27 May 1918, Hawk Point Township, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA; died 16 Oct 2004, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Luelf, Darla Jeanne
2. Luelf, Richard Gale
3. Luelf, Roland Lee
4. Luelf, Donna Mae was born 11 Aug 1954, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died 11 Aug 1954, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1881, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Between 1898 and 1901, Alaska, USA
• Census: Apr 1910, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jan 1920, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Residence:
Henry spent about 2 and a half years in Alaska prospecting for gold.

Census:
Also living in the Mordt household during the 1910 U.S. Census is Henry's mother, Carolina (a widow, age 63).

Buried:
Henry was buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.

Heinrich married Winter, Meta Christina 29 Nov 1906, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. Meta (daughter of Winter, Heinrich Friedrich Christian and Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine) was born 15 Mar 1884, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 13 Nov 1960, Missouri, USA; was buried , Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1910, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jan 1920, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Meta was buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.

Died:
Meta died in either Truxton or in St. Louis, Missouri. Further research is needed to clarify this matter.

Notes:

Married:

     According to their application for a marriage license and the marriage license, Henry A. Mordt, age 37, of Hawk Point, Lincoln County, Missouri, and Meta C. Winter, age 22, of Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, were married at Truxton by Rev. L. H. H. Winter. Rev. Winter was almost certainly Meta's elder brother, Louis Heinrich Hermann Winter, a pastor in the German Methodist Episcopal Church.
     In 1908, Rev. Winter would also officiate at the marriage of Meta's younger sister, Alma F. Winter and Herman A. Luelf.
     Following their marriage, Henry and Meta lived together on a farm in Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, not far from Hawk Point, Lincoln County, Missouri. All of their eleven children were born at this home.

Other Events:

• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Heinrich was buried in the cemetery of Zion Methodist Church at Truxton.

Heinrich married Fiegenbaum, Wilhelmine Florentine 27 Aug 1875, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich and Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte) was born 20 Aug 1854, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died 24 Aug 1919, Camp Branch Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA; was buried 27 Aug 1919, Truxton, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Confirmation: 5 Apr 1868, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Wilhelmine's parents recorded in their own hands the following information about their daughter:

     Unser Kind Wilhelmine Florentine
     geboren den 20 august
     nachmitag halbt 3 uhr 1854

In translation, this reads:

     Our child Wilhelmine Florentine
     born on the 20th of august
     in the afternoon at 2:30 1854

In the published church records of her confirmation and marriage, her name is given as Florentine Wilhelmina. The church records do not list a baptism.


Confirmation:
Florentine's confirmation is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).

Census:
According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 15 year old female, at home, who had attended school with the year, lived on a farm served by the Hopewell post office with Herm [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old male farmer; Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 35 year old female keeping house; and six other children: Louise Fiegenbaum (female, age 13); Henry Fiegenbaum (male, age 10); Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum (male, age 8); Anna Fiegenbaum (female, age 5); Mary Fiegenbaum (female, age 3); and Frederic Fiegenbaum (male [sic], age 1) On the basis of other information, it seems likely that this youngest child was actually Friedericke Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, a daughter born in August 1869.

Buried:
Florentine was buried in the cemetery of the Zion Methodist Church at Truxton.

Died:
Florentine died from a mitral lesion of the heart, a condition she had for over five years. Her ill health is mentioned in the memorial card published in 1919 upon her death:

          Florentina Winter.

     Schw. Florentina Winter, geb. Fiegenbaum, erblickte das Licht dieser Welt am 20. August 1854 zu Hopewill, Mo. Am 27. August 1875 verehelichte sie sich mit ihrem nun tiefbetrübten Gattin, Hy. F. C. Winter. Diese Ehe war mit neun Kindern gesegnet. Von diesen gingen zwei der Mutter in die bessere Heimat voran. Unter der Amtstätigkeit von Br. W. Schutz fanden Br. und Schw. Winter die köstliche Perel und vereinigten sich mit der Truxton Gemeinde. Treu hat sie beigetragen zum Aufbau derselben durch Gebet und Mitwirken in Gebet- und Bekenntnisstunden, in Sonntagschule und Missionsverein. Gerne und viel hat sie beherbergt. Die Ihrigen had sie täglich angehalten zur Gottesfurcht. So war es natürlich, daß ihr Erstgeborener ins Predigtamt trat. Während der letzten fünf Jahre, aber besonders der letzten zehn Monate, hat Schw. W. viel gelitten. Oefters schein ihr Abscheiden vorhanden, doch erholte sie sich wieder, bis am 24. August die müde Seele zur Ruhe des Volkes Gottes einging. "Ich möchte heim," war ihr Losung. Sie wird überlebt bon ihrem lieben Gatten, 5 Söhnen - von denen Louis H. Gleid der St. Louis Deutschen Konferenz ist - 2 Töchtern, 26 Großkindern, 3 Brüdern und 4 Schwestern. Nebst diesen trauern um sie viele Verwandte und Freunde. Genau 44 Jahre nach dem Einzug der glücklichen Braut hat man die entseelte Hülle nach dem stillen Friedhof getragen. Als Leichentext dienten 2 Kor. 5, 1 und Off. 21, 3. 4.
     Truxton, Mo.          W. A. Dahlem.

     A translation of the text is:

          Florentina Winter.

     Sister Florentina Winter, neé Fiegenbaum, beheld the light of this world on the 20th of August 1854 at Hopewell, Missouri. On the 27th of August 1875 she married her now deeply grieving husband, Hy. F. C. Winter. This marriage was blessed with nine children. Two of these preceded their Mother to a better home. Under the office of Brother Wilhelm Schutz, Brother and Sister Winter found the precious pearl and united themselves with the Truxton congregation. She faithfully participated in the building of the community through prayer and participation in devotional hours and confessions, in Sunday School, and the Mission Society. She was a joyous safe harbor for many. Each day she led her family to godliness. So it was natural that her first-born enter the ministry. During the last five years, but especially the last ten months, Sister Winter suffered much. Often the end seemed near, but she would rally, until on the 24th of August her weary soul entered into the rest of the faithful. "I want to go home," was her watchword. She is survived by her loving husband, 5 sons - one of whom, Louis H., is a member of the St. Louis German Conference - 2 daughters, 26 grandchildren, 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Besides these, many relatives and friends grieve her passing. Exactly 44 years after she became a happy bride, her lifeless body was carried to the still cemetery. The funeral text was 2nd Corinthians 5:1 and Revelation 21: 3-4.
     Truxton, Mo.          W. A. Dahlem.

Notes:

Married:
Heinrich and Florentine's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). "Parents & brothers & sisters of couple" were listed as the witnesses. Heinrich and Florentine set up housekeeping on a farm in Camp Branch Township, Warren County, not far from Truxton. It was here that all nine of their children were born.

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1842, Missouri, USA
• Census: Sep 1850, District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1900, Prairie Township, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA
• Census: May 1910, Hawk Point Township, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Immigration:
According to family lore, Simon, a tailor by trade, emigrated from Lippe when he was about 17 years old, in 1842. He sojourned briefly in St. Louis, Missouri, surviving the city's cholera epidemic of 1844 and later moved on to Warren County, Missouri. It is understood that at least one brother was also in Warren County and that he may have moved on to the area around Bowling Green, Missouri. In both the 1900 and 1910 U. S. Census, Ernst, as he is name there, was recorded as having immigrated to the USA in 1847. The exact date of his immigration requires confirmation.

Census:
Also living in the household at the time of the 1880 U.S. Census were Mina Röwe (widow, age 59), her son, Herman Röwe (age 19) and her daughter, August Röwe (age 21).

Census:
In the 1900 U.S. Census, Ernst is identified as a widower and is living in the home of his widowed daughter, Mrs. Minnie Hanke, and her three children, ages 3 to 10.

Census:
In the 1910 U.S. Census, Ernst, at age 85, is living in the home of his widowed daughter, Mrs. Minnie Hanke, which includes her three children, ages 14 to 20.

Buried:
Simon was buried in the cemetery of the German Methodist Episcopal Church at Truxton.

Simon married Springer, Christina 10 Nov 1851, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Christina was born Abt 1820/1, Principality of Lippe; died Bef Mar 1912; was buried , Lippstadt Gemeinde, Elkhorn Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jun 1880, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Died:
Christina proceeded her husband in death. His death certificate, issued in 1912, identifies him as a widower.

Notes:

Married:
Simon married two sisters, Theresa and Christina. Their surname appears as either Springer, Springel, or Sprenger. The exact spelling of the surname remains to be confirmed. The 1860 U.S. Census enumeration shows two children in the household who do not appear in subsequent census returns: John Winter, age 3 (born about 1856-57) and Christina Winter, age 1 (born about 1858-59). These names are also not included in genealogical reports from other researchers. It is not known at this time if these are children of Simon and Christina who died in infancy or were only temporary members of the household in 1860.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1841, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Sep 1850, District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Hermann's family was living at Wester 21 at the time of his birth. Wester is one of the three 'Bauernshaften' in the village of Ladbergen.
     A 'Bauerschaft' is an ancient grouping of farms that emerged from the earliest agricultural settlements, and comprised the earliest administrative units of a community. Until the early 1960s, Ladbergen had three Bauernshaften: Hölter, Overbeck and Wester. These settlement areas are still recognized in present day Ladbergen. Recently, the residential sections of the village center have become known by street names and a fourth section of Ladbergen, called 'Dorf' [village] has been created. The number 21 would indicate that this was the 21st farm established in this Bauerschaft. In the published records of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ), Hermann is from time to time referred to a "Hermann Fiegenbaum Jun."


Immigration:

     Hermann left Ladbergen at the age of 18. He traveled with his father, mother and unmarried sister, Christine Elisabeth (b. 1891). His family was accompanied by two other, related families. His married sister, Anna Elisabeth (Fiegenbaum) Aufderhaar, her husband, Johann Aufderhaar and their three oldest children also made the voyage. The third family consisted of his other married sister, Anna Christine Bierbaum, her husband, Johann Bierbaum, their child, and Johann's sister, Sophia Bierbaum (age 18). By 1843, when Hermann's older brother, Heinrich, emigrated, the entire family had left Germany.
     In all, at least 13 members of this extended family left Ladbergen together in 1841. They departed Germany from the port of Bremen on the bark Leontine. Of the 102 persons on board, 56 were identified on the passenger list as former residents of Ladbergen. Four other persons were from the nearby towns of Brochterbeck and Lengerich. The Leontine arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. The Fiegenbaums, Aufderhaars and Bierbaums traveled further west and settled in Warren County, Missouri.

Census:
In the 1860 U.S. Census, the household consists of Hermann, his wife Florentine, and their three children, aged 7 months to 5 years of age. In addition, there is Hermann's father, and a young woman enumerated as Frederaker Rehmsen, age 24, born Lippe Detmold.

Buried:
Hermann was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery in Mayview, Missouri.

Hermann married Wehrmann, Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte 18 Feb 1853, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Wilhelmine (daughter of Wehrmann, Johann Henrich Adolph and Kater, Wilhelmine Sophia Katherina) was born 7 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe; died 1 Feb 1903, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 19 Oct 1834, Almena, Principality of Lippe
• Immigration: 1851, Missouri, USA
• Census: Aug 1860, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The Fiegenbaum family is in possession of a manuscript in German that I transcribe as follows:

Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotta Wehrmann
eheliche Tochter [von?] Colon Adolph Wehrmann nr 13 zu
Almana und dessen Ehefrau Wilhelmine Kater
deselbst, ist zu Almana geboren d. 7t (siebten)
October 1834 achtzehnhundert vier und dreißig und d.
19t desselben Monate und Jahre getauft.
               [word] aus dem Kirchenbuch[ ] zu Almana.

Almana d. 7t April 1849

                                                  Rainart,
[seal]                                        Pastor [surname unknown ]

I have translated the letter as follows:

Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotta Wehrmann
legitimate daughter [of?] Colon Adolph Wehrmann of number 13
Almana and his wife Wilhelmine Kater
of the same place, was born in Almana on the 7th (seventh) of
October 1834 eighteen-hundred thirty-four and
baptized on the 19th of the same month and year.
               [word] from the Church-book at Almana

Almana, the 7th of April 1849

                                                  Rainart,
[seal]                                        Pastor [surname unknown ]

     It is solely on the basis of this document that I have settled on the order of given names, even though later sources indicate that this woman was known to family, friends and the community as Florentine.

Immigration:
At about the age of 17, Florentine, as she was commonly known; her father; her step-mother, Wilhelmine (nee Meier); her brother, Conrad Heinrich Adolph Wehrmann; her sister, Friederike Henriette Wehrmann; and her half-sister, Dorothea Charlotte Wehrmann; emigrated from Germany. The family departed Bremen aboard the ship Rebecca and landed in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 4, 1851. They settled in eastern Missouri.

Buried:
Florentine was buried in the Zion Church Cemetery.

Notes:

Married:
Hermann and Florentine's marriage is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). Wilhelm Steineker and Ernst Büscher were witnesses (Ernst was also a witness at the marriage of Florentine's sister, Friedricke, about one month earlier).

Residence (family):
In 1863, Herman, identified as a 40 year old married farmer, was enumerated in a Civil War draft registration conducted in the Ninth Congressional District of Missouri ("7th sub-district in Warren County").

Census (family):
According to the 1870 U.S. enumeration, the household served by the Hopewell post office consisted of Herm [sic] Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old male farmer, born in Prussia and a citizen of the U.S.A; Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum, female, age 35, keeping house; and seven children: Florent [sic] Fiegenbaum (female, age 15); Louise Fiegenbaum (female, age 13); Henry Fiegenbaum (male, age 10); Fred[erei?] Fiegenbaum (male, age 8); Anna Fiegenbaum (female, age 5); Mary Fiegenbaum (female, age 3); and Frederic Fiegenbaum (male [sic], age 1) On the basis of other information, it seems likely that this youngest child was actually Friedericke Wilhelmine Fiegenbaum, a daughter born in August 1869.

Census (family):
According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Herman Fiegenbaum, a 57 year old farmer and his wife, Florentine Fiegenbaum, age 46, keeping house, and their seven children: Henry Fiegenbaum (age 20); William Fiegenbaum (age 18); Mary Fiegenbaum (age 13), in school; Frederike Fiegenbaum (age 10), in school; Frederich Fiegenbaum (age 8), in school; August Fiegenbaum (age 4); and Martha Fiegenbaum (age 2).